Meg Dalton
Director of Audio Storytelling and Talk ShowsMeg Dalton is the director of audio storytelling and talk shows at Connecticut Public where she oversees the station’s talk shows and podcasts, including the limited series 'In Absentia'.
She previously worked for The Takeaway from WNYC, in collaboration with GBH and PRX, and Mobituaries with Mo Rocca. She's also reported and edited for the Columbia Journalism Review, PBS NewsHour, Slate, MediaShift, Hearst Connecticut newspapers, and more. Her audio work has appeared on NPR, WNYC, WSHU, Marketplace, and WBAI.
Meg earned her master's degree from Columbia Journalism School in 2017, where she specialized in audio storytelling and narrative writing, and has taught audio storytelling at Columbia Journalism School, UnionDocs, and public libraries.
Off the clock, she enjoys making horrible puns, attempting to hike every National Park, and hanging out with her cat, Nora Ephron. She also works with Empowerment Avenue’s Writer’s Cohort, a one-on-one volunteer model in which outside editors work with incarcerated writers to workshop and publish their work.
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On this episode of Audacious, Jackie Bibby set world records with rattlesnakes, and Tim Friede has been bitten by snakes to try to create a universal antivenom. -
New Haven nonprofit leader Erik Clemons offers his thoughts on community, how choosing love can be difficult and the way that Dr. King's legacy has impacted him. -
This hour, we’re talking to historians and educators to learn what it's like to teach and study the past in all its complexity in today's polarized political climate. -
For the past two years, Chion has asked every Audacious guest one question at the end of their interview: What's your favorite piece of life advice or wisdom? -
There are about 92,000 students with disabilities across Connecticut, according to the state’s Department of Education. This hour, we’ll hear about the experiences of local students with disabilities — and how we can better support them. -
La historia del dinosaurio cantante Barney y la programa 'Barney y sus amigos' en PBS comienza con Connecticut Public y un día en una tienda de alquiler de videos en Prospect, Connecticut. -
We return to our wide-ranging conversation with Amy Tan who reflects on birds and mortality and discusses her experience of racism and moving past her fear of sharks. -
On this episode of Audacious, meet two artists whose messages of positivity, encouragement, and love have exploded on social media. -
This hour, Yale law professor James Forman Jr. talks about dismantling mass incarceration at every level, from policing to prisons to courts. -
On this episode of Audacious, meet two people who discovered shocking family secrets. They talk about how sharing the truth has set them and their loved ones free.
